July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world, here’s something I think most Americans would agree on: we need to re-learn how to
June 25, 2024, and June 20, 2023 There is an energy crisis happening in education now. The crisis is impacting millions of young learners each day in schools across the
November 6, 2023 In his 1992 Preface to Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl laments the success of his book: “if hundreds of thousands of people reach out for a
October 25, 2023 These past two weeks of October have tried our ability to communicate. Free speech, either oral or written, has been tested. For educators, it is a poignant
October 12, 2023 As much of life returns to the patterns and rhythms of the pre-pandemic world, schools and organizations are continuing to observe and experience the effects of the
September 26, 2023 How one teaches often feels like a very personal thing. I believe this is primarily due to a lack of structured teacher training across the world. Teachers
September 20, 2023 I was asked yesterday by a teacher how I am still going strong after 38 years in education (30 as a classroom teacher). Her school starts later
September 11, 2023 In 2000, I met neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, then a doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education (she is now a professor at the University of
August 29, 2023 Discussion skills are high-stakes, teachable, and uniquely human: Why don’t we explicitly teach them in school today? A great discussion is a human experience. You think deeply,
August 23, 2023 Introduction Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a set of skills and processes that enable learners to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective